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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

How to describe a location?

Presentations of locations or situations are confusing me.
My question is about where a place is in relation to other place.
I don't know how to use the relative prepositions such as to, on, of, etc.

Suppose that here's a map containing 9 locations as below,

123
456
789

The four main compass directions are indicated below,
N
W + E
S

Is each of the following sentences true or false? My answer,probably wrong, is in the brackets.
Thank you.

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4 is south of 1. (T)
4 is on the south of 1. (T)
4 is to the south of 1. (T)
4 is on the south side of 1.(T)
4 is to the south side of 1.(F)
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7 is south of 1. (T)
7 is on the south of 1. (F)
7 is to the south of 1. (T)
7 is on the south side of 1.(F)
7 is to the south side of 1.(T)
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5 is south of 1. (T)
5 is on the south of 1.(T)
5 is to the south of 1.(T)
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5 is southeast of 1.(T)
5 is on the southeast of 1. (T)
5 is to the southeast of 1. (T)

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5 is to the corner of 1.(T)

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9 is southeast of 1.(T)
9 is on the southeast of 1.(F)
9 is to the southeast of 1. (T)

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9 is to the corner of 1.(T)

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1 is in the northwest of the MAP. (T)
  

Top answer

4 is south of 1. (T) 4 is on the south of 1. (T) I don't think we say this.

— Avangi

  • 4 is south of 1.
  • (T) 4 is on the south of 1.
  • (T) I don't think we say this.
  • 4 is to the south of 1.
  • (F) -- ?
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4 is south of 1. (T)
4 is on the south of 1. (T) I don't think we say this.
4 is to the south of 1. (T)
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  1. 4 is south of 1. (T)
  2. 4 is on the south of 1. (T) (Not a good expression, use #4.)
  3. 4 is to the south of 1. (T)
  4. 4 is on the south side of 1.(T)
  5. 4 is to the south side of 1.(F) (Not a good expression)
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7 is south of 1. (T)
7 is on the south of 1. (F)
7 is to the south of 1. (T)
7 is on the south side of 1.(F)
7 is to th
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This is my thread. I registered but failed to log in at that time.
Thank you for your answers.
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If I want to add the distance in, can I say:

7 is 200 meters south of 1.

9 is 300 meters to the southeast of 1.

I guess I should not say "5 is 200 meters on the south side of 2".
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AnonymousI guess I should not say "5 is 200 meters on the south side of 2".
Correct.
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